Manchester United will make ‘one final £30m bid for transfer target Mats Hummels’

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels won the World Cup with Germany this summer (Picture: AP)

Manchester United will reportedly make one final £30m bid for Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels.

The Red Devils have identified the 25-year-old as one of their main transfer targets this summer following the recent departures of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand from the club.

Dortmund, however, have insisted that Hummels will not be sold to United in the coming weeks, which has left Louis van Gaal weighing up a move for Ajax’s Daley Blind after his other defensive target, Thomas Vermaelen, agreed to join Barcelona on Friday.

Despite the German side refusing to sell one of their prized assets, The Daily Star has claimed that Van Gaal will test Dortmund’s resolve by making one last £30m offer for World Cup winner Hummels.

Should the Bundesliga club reject the bid, though, it is believed that United will then table a £17m offer for Ajax’s versatile Blind.

The 24-year-old is the son of Holland’s legendary sweeper Danny – Van Gaal’s assistant in the Netherlands national team – and started his career as a left back before being turned into a defensive midfielder at Ajax.